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A Met Office spokesperson said: “Outbreaks of heavy rain and strong winds are expected on Sunday.

(Image: The Met Office)

“Southerly winds will gust at around 35-40 mph and up to 50 mph for exposed coasts and hills.

“In addition to the wind, heavy rain is expected. Rain will be most persistent over hills with rainfall totals of 30-40 mm likely to build up and south facing slopes in parts of the Brecon Beacons and Dartmoor could see as much as 60-80 mm of rain.

“The weather conditions on Sunday will come in stark contrast to what has been typical recently, this may increase the chance of impacts.”

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Cinema website crashed as Britain decides it's a movie day

Britain has gone so movie mad on the first rainy day of the summer that the Vue cinema website has crashed with thousands of would-be film-goers put on hold.

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to flock to cinemas across the country today to watch one of the big summer blockbusters and escape the rain.

But at 11am there was almost a 20 minute wait just to log onto the Vue website to check film times. A notice on the site said: “It’s a lot busier than usual at the moment, so to help with the waiting we’ve placed you in a queue.”

Girl becomes toast of her town after getting injured while trying to rid it of rubbish

Annalise Adams, 13, with her little sister Ava, 9 and the bag of rubbish underneath the tree in the littered field in Bude (Image: Tom Last)

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09:20KEY EVENT

It's rough in Porthleven

Our reporter Chris Matthews has been in Porthleven this morning.

He wrote: “Summer in Porthleven has been put on pause temporarily as strong winds and huge waves battered the south coast fishing village. This morning waves crashed over the pier and harbour wall whilst winds rattled the hatches of local business.

“The contrasting weather this morning drew a healthy crowd of locals and holiday makers eager to grab an Instagram snap of the brutal force of Mother Nature. The holiday makers need not worry however, with finer weather set to resume tomorrow.“

Up to 80mm of rain expected in some areas

South West Storm Chasers said: “Some places like Dartmoor will see 60mm to 80mm by the time this system clears through so please be careful due to standing water, debris and risk of fallen trees.

“Showers will follow but well scattered and they could become heavy and thundery this afternoon, especially for Devon and Cornwall. The rain should of mostly cleared Somerset and Dorset by late afternoon.”

Rainfall map from South West Storm Chasers (Image: South West Storm Chasers)

08:08KEY EVENT

Waves of up to 12ft expected

Waves more than 10ft high are expected around the coast on Sunday, according to surf report website Magicseaweed.com, with the biggest swell on the south coast.

Porthleven shows the biggest swell, with waves of up to 12ft predicted.

The Magicseaweed surf report for Porthleven show waves of up to 12ft (Image: Magicseaweed.com)